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Title: Minerva
Post by: Will Bailie on 07 July 2008, 09:57:05 PM

Exciting news from Brigade Models (well, exciting for armoured car enthusiasts anyway!) - Brigade Models is working on a Minerva A/C!

Expected release date is October.

Title: Re: Minerva
Post by: Johan on 14 July 2008, 08:21:16 PM

Something Belgian at last. These wonderful and succesful vehicles also fought on the Eastern Front with the Russians. When the armistice was arranged on that side because of the revolution, the Belgians went al the way through Siberia to be shipped to America, cross it from the westcoast to the eastcoast and parade in New York before they were shipped back to Belgium.
Somebody should make a movie of this .... Where are Jackson or Spielberg when you need them??

Title: Re: Minerva
Post by: WillieB on 14 July 2008, 09:46:34 PM

Not just Belgian..the home base of the Minerva company was in Antwerp.

Here are a few good pictures of Minervas in action.

http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/Fighting_in_Flanders/Minerva.htm

Title: Re: Minerva
Post by: Sendak on 15 July 2008, 05:18:16 AM

Love these AC's.

Thanks for the linkage!

Very versatile models. Will work great for my Congo capers!

So we wait for October. Heh.

Title: Re: Minerva
Post by: Mancha on 15 July 2008, 05:57:36 AM

Neat AC.

Title: Re: Minerva
Post by: argsilverson on 15 July 2008, 09:38:30 AM

And someone should also make the crews and the opponents as per these photos!

Do I ask so much?

Title: Re: Minerva
Post by: Calimero on 15 July 2008, 02:32:04 PM

That might be a silly question but do anybody know what kind of fire these vehicles were able to sustain? I’m thinking it couldn’t be much more that rifle fire but I can be wrong… :?

Title: Re: Minerva
Post by: Geudens on 15 July 2008, 03:37:52 PM

Quote from: Calimero on 15 July 2008, 02:32:04 PM

That might be a silly question but do anybody know what kind of fire these vehicles were able to sustain? I’m thinking it couldn’t be much more that rifle fire but I can be wrong… :?

Since they're Belgian, they were certainly beerbottleproof...  lol

Seriously: I Googled (in dutch...) and came up with a max armour of 4mm (courtesy Belgian Army Museum).

Rudi

Title: Re: Minerva
Post by: Calimero on 15 July 2008, 04:22:01 PM

Quote from: Geudens on 15 July 2008, 03:37:52 PM

Quote from: Calimero on 15 July 2008, 02:32:04 PM

That might be a silly question but do anybody know what kind of fire these vehicles were able to sustain? I’m thinking it couldn’t be much more that rifle fire but I can be wrong… :?

Since they're Belgian, they were certainly beerbottleproof...  lol

Seriously: I Googled (in dutch...) and came up with a max armour of 4mm (courtesy Belgian Army Museum).

Rudi

 lol Thanks for the info!

Title: Re: Minerva
Post by: cdr on 16 July 2008, 08:33:13 AM

The belgians in russia used the Mors armoured car. Minervas were only used on the western front. Four cars were used by the German army

Title: Re: Minerva
Post by: cdr on 28 August 2008, 03:09:02 PM

the september issue of wargames illustrated has an article on the Belgian Minerva and sava armoured cars (with drawings)

Title: Re: Minerva
Post by: jnr on 30 August 2008, 07:28:49 PM

The Wargames Illustrated also has a Belgian 1914 armoured car army list for use with The Great War rules, sept issue 251.
No idea if this is a official army list bye TGW. but as there is not one in the rule book this will make a good start.